HOLLYWOOD star Rhys Ifans is set to become a household name in America as he spins a web of intrigue as the villain in The Amazing Spider-Man film.

The comic reboot is set to hit the big screen next month.

The 44-year-old from Ruthin plays Dr Curt Connors – also known as The Lizard – in the movie franchise.

Playing opposite Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Ifans was cast by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios as a scientist who accidentally transforms himself into a humanoid lizard.

Ifans said: “Curt Connors is by no stretch an evil villain. He’s not like the Batman villains, like the Joker, who are the embodiment of evil. Curtis Connors is a great man who makes a bad decision.”

Last year, Ifans reportedly signed on for an unspecified role in the new James Bond movie, with speculation he could be taking on the part of the eccentric gadget-creator Q, previously made famous by fellow Welshman Desmond Llewellyn.